Dealt to the Senators by the Ducks in 2013, Ryan has only one point in his past five games and enters this one in a six-game goal-scoring drought. In nine games against the Ducks, Ryan hasn’t been particularly productive, with one goal and five assists. In 13 career games versus Ottawa, Getzlaf has seven goals and nine assists, so the Senators must find a way to shut him down.

Five keys to the game

1. Stop the skid

The Senators have lost six in a row. In fact, they haven’t won since beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 at the Air Canada Centre on Jan. 10. This trend has to end.

2. Win at home

The Senators haven’t won a home game since Jan. 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They’re 9-11-5 overall at Canadian Tire Centre, and that’s just not good enough.

3. Get the saves

Craig Anderson gave the Senators a chance to win with 37 saves against the Hurricanes in 2-1 loss Tuesday night. Viktor Rask’s goal on the power play wasn’t good, though, with his shot beating Anderson on the stick side in the third period.

4. Goals from the scorers

This hasn’t happened all season, but the likes of Derick Brassard, Matt Duchene, Bobby Ryan and Ryan Dzingel need to be more consistent. The Senators just haven’t been able to get the offence going. It has to be frustrating.

5. Not so special

It’s shocking to see how far the Senators have fallen with their power play and penalty killing. The power play is ranked 29th in the 31-team National Hockey League, and the Senators have more talent than that. The penalty killing hasn’t really improved, either.

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